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U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 900-K

NEW YORK - The United States reached the grim milestone of 900,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday (Feb. 4), according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

Death toll climbs to 26 from flooding in Ecuador’s capital

QUITO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Monday's floods in Ecuador's capital Quito rose to 26 on Thursday, with 10 people still missing and 53 injured, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said during a press conference.

S.Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high, surpassing 27,000

Xinhua News Agency   SEOUL – South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, surpassing 27,000 for the first time amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the...

Japan’s cases of child abuse hit new record in 2021: police report

Japan saw a record 2,170 child abuse cases investigated in 2021, with the figure rising 1.7% from a year earlier, as the novel coronavirus pandemic restricted the ability of welfare protection officials to safeguard vulnerable minors, the National Police Agency (NPA) said in a report Thursday.

US private sector cuts 301,000 jobs in January amid Omicron surge

Private companies in the United States slashed 301,000 jobs in January, indicating a disrupted recovery in the labor market amid Omicron surge, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Wednesday (Feb. 2).

Malaysia kicks off vaccination drive for children aged 5-11

Malaysia kicked off its vaccination drive for children aged five to 11 years old on Thursday (Feb. 3) in a bid to protect the age group from COVID-19.

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